Earth's History
What is a Fossil?
Preserved remains from a living thing.
When does a solar eclipse occur?
They occur when the moon blocks out the sun from earth. So the earth, moon, and sun become aligned.
What is the tilt of the Earth’s axis in degrees?( Write the answer on a whiteboard if you need)
23.5 degrees
What number moon phase is the full moon?( write it out! draw the all phases and circle the correct one!)
The 5th phase
Draw a warm front
a red line with red bumps
What does a paleontologist study?
Fossils.
When do lunar eclipses occur?
The moon will go into the darkest part of Earth’s shadow (umbra). So, the earth, moon, and sun will become aligned.
When is the Winter solstice in the northern hemisphere?
December 21st
What is the 2nd moon phase?
waxing crescent
Draw a cold front
a blue line with blue spikes
What is an intrusion?
Cooled magma inside of other rocks.
Act out a solar eclipse with your group. (The other people will be the sun, moon, and Earth. The person who got this question will tell them what to do.)
Sun, Moon, Earth is the correct order.
When is the Summer solstice in the northern hemisphere?
June 21st
Draw a waning gibbous on a white board.
Light on the left, dark on the right.
What is gravity?
the force or attraction between two objects
What is an index fossil?
A fossil that is widespread in many locations, but only existed for a very short period of time.
What moon phase do we get lunar eclipses?
Full moon phase
What are hotter summer temperatures caused by?
They get more direct sunlight and longer days.
What does Waxing mean?
It is growing/getting bigger
Who discovered gravity?
Isaac Newton
Draw an unconformity
A break or gap in the rock recorded, usually caused by weathering and erosion.
What is the path that goes completely dark when it gets hit by the solar eclipse?
The Path of Totality
What is the relationship between the seasons in the Northern and Southern hemisphere?
Both hemispheres experience seasons at opposite times.
What does Waning mean?
It is getting smaller/shrinking
Which national park has a supervolcano underneath it.
Yellowstone National park